Dr. Heather Getty
London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital
Behavioural Medicine Service, Department of Psychology
800 Commissioners Rd. East
PO Box 5010, Stn. B
London, ON N6A 5W9
Telephone: (519) 685-8500, ext. 77669
Email: heather.getty@lhsc.on.ca
Clinical interests: In my hospital work, I conduct assessment and individual and group treatment with adults with a wide variety of stressful medical conditions.
Topics for workshops, seminars: Attachment and health/illness; psychological flexibility and health/illness; gender and adjustment to medical conditions.
Type of clinical practica: Advanced Assessment; Advanced Intervention
Types of clients: Adult
Modality: Individual; Group
Theoretical orientation: CBT (including ACT, DBT, transdiagnostic approaches, etc); Humanistic; Psychodynamic
Types of client problems: Emotional disorders including affective, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorders; Adjustment to Medical Conditions; Personality Disorders
Type of supervision you can provide: Student describes case to you; Co-therapy/Co-interview; You observe student live
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Current students:
Clinical mentor: Available
Research interests: Development and evaluation of treatments based on transdiagnostic, attachment, and psychological flexibility models. Gender differences in adjustment to medial conditions.
Available to supervise: Yes
Constraints: Available to supervise an upper year grad student March-August 2026. They would have to commit to two days per week.
Last updated: May 8, 2025
